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Carlos Boozer had 26 points and a dozen rebounds to pace the Utah Jazz in their 108-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday.
Boozer shot 11-of-16 from the field and chipped in seven assists for the Jazz, who shot 60.6 percent from the field but were just 15-of-27 from the foul line.
Deron Williams had 24 points and 15 assists for Utah and Mehmet Okur added a dozen.
Brandon Roy was top scorer for Portland with 19 points. Jerryd Bayless and LaMarcus Aldridge each had 14 points.
Boozer was in the middle of Utah's key offensive outbursts. He hit all five of his shots in a run that gave the Jazz a 22-7 lead in the first quarter. He also scored a pair of buckets in the third quarter as Utah moved ahead 84-64.
The Jazz extended their lead to 27 points in the fourth quarter.
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